Chinatown’s Double Tenth Parade steps off in front of the main gate in Boston’s Chinatown. The parade celebrates the start of the rebellion, 102 years ago, that led to the establishment of the Republic of China. It is primarily celebrated in Taiwan and by Taiwanese living abroad.
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Alan Chan, 61, waves American and New Republic of China flags simultaneously as the parade passes. Chan, a resident of Chinatown, has attended the Double Tenth Parade for the past three years. The annual parade began again in Boston 2011 after a decade without one.
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Members of the Frank Zarba Marching Band head up Washington Street during the parade. The band is made up of professional and amateur musicians from various neighborhoods in Boston.
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Jeremy Chiang, 16, leads members of the Chinese Folk Art Workshop through the streets of Chinatown in the traditional dragon dance. The workshop is a non-profit organization based in the Boston area for children ages 12 to 18. It teaches students about traditional Chinese folk arts and understanding the Chinese culture.
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Eighteen hand-crafted lions, each operated by two performers, danced along the parade route, which began at Chinatown’s main gate and concluded at City Hall. Each one of the lions can cost up to $1,000 to make and is considered to be one-of-a-kind.
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Robert Needs, 50, plays his sousaphone down the wet streets of Downtown Boston during the Double Tenth celebration. Needs is a member of the Frank Zarba Marching Band, which was one of the 48 parade units to perform in Double Tenth parade.
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Parade goers and performers grabbed umbrellas to fend off the light and steady rain. More than 1,000 people participated during Sunday’s events.
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Frank Chin, (center, in the tan trench coat) is known as ‘Uncle Frank” among community members. Here, he marches alongside family members during the Double Tenth Parade. Chin, who is president of the Chinese Community of New England and one of the parade organizers, describes the Double Tenth celebrations as, “our version of Independence Day.”
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Representatives and members of Chinatown’s R.O.C Veterans Association In Boston honored Double Tenth Day as they proceeded down Washington Street downtown. Members of the Veterans Association in Boston, the VFW and the Aleppo Shrine organization also participated in the parade.
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Teroy Chin (in red), of Chicago, and Marie Hill (in blue), of Malden, wave to spectators during Chinatown’s Double Tenth Parade. Chin and Hill, who are related, came out to in support of Chin’s father, Frank Chin, the parade’s organizer.
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